The master's father Yan is a man of action. I don't know what method he used. When Su Ren came back in the evening, the master's father Yan placed several rubbings on silk in front of Su Ren. Obviously, the effect was not good, and there were a few black ink pimples.
, I can’t even see what the word is.
"This silk doesn't absorb ink. Didn't Sir say that your paper absorbs water very well? It should be fine."
Su Ren looked at the inks, which were of different sizes and weird shapes, piled crookedly together and looked ugly: "Can I borrow the mold you made to take a look?"
Zhufuyan quickly took out several wooden molds from his arms like treasures. First of all, the cross-sections were not very neat, and the burrs and sawdust were still on them. The characters were in Yang characters, which Zhufuyan had grasped, but unfortunately the inscriptions were reversed.
. Although Su Ren has never seen engraving printing, he also knows that the characters should be engraved backwards so that the correct characters can be printed.
Pointing at the mold, he asked, "Is this your masterpiece all afternoon?"
"I can't talk about it. I just heard what Mr. said and couldn't wait to try it."
"Inverted!"
The master's father was confused: "What's wrong?"
"The characters are engraved backwards. You can think about whether they are engraved backwards, and there are too many gestures in the small seal script. It is difficult to print such characters accurately. If they are too small, it will definitely not work. If they are too big, it will be wasteful. It seems that we still want to
It’s simple, look at your words, there’s not much space between the lines, that’s not good.”
"What's the use of Xiaozhuan instead of Xiaozhuan?"
"Official script! If you don't use simple characters, if you don't use such complicated characters, you will cause trouble for yourself."
The master's father Yan chuckled: "However, the court's writing is mainly Xiaozhuan. If we use official script, wouldn't we abandon the original and replace the last?"
Su Ren didn't know what to say: "People like simple things. Haven't you noticed that the most common font on the street is official script? Why? It's because it's simple, easy to write, and beautiful to use. Our Dahan Daily
It should be read not only by officials and dignitaries, but also by ordinary people, so not only should it be written in simple official script, but also it should not use those long-winded prose styles. It should be said clearly and how it should be said. The more straightforward the better!"
"Ah! Is this okay?"
"Whether it's okay or not, you'll know if you try it. When it starts, I'll do one issue, and you guys can do one and compare it. Go back to bed now, and find someone to make font molds and blend ink tomorrow. This ink is too thin, and it's too thin for the inside."
It might be better to add a small amount of varnish."
Su Ren sent his father Yan away. He had more important things to do. Today he went to Ruyinhou Mansion and met the two people from the Mo family again. Although he didn't say anything substantive, it could be seen in their eyes.
What happened? It has been several days, but no trace of those assassins has been found. It cannot be said that Tiangang Disha and Blind Man are poor in ability, but it is very likely that those people have been dealt with.
Jiyu and the blind man made sure that those people had nothing to do with Princess Guantao and Han Yan. Su Ren believed in his men, and if the two departments acting alone said so, it couldn't be wrong. In this way, there was only one possibility.
, the people who sent the assassins did not arouse their thoughts, such people are the most troublesome. People are in the dark, and they are very passive in the open. If they cannot be found out, they have to wait for those people to act next time. This kind of waiting is not comfortable.
Han Qing was brought in by Huang Shisan, and he bowed to Su Ren first: "It has been clarified that Liu Ling is not the mastermind. Liu Ling is very quiet these days. Since the news came out that King Huainan is coming to Chang'an,
There were no more banquets in her house, and all the servants and servants were sent away, leaving only a few people brought from Huainan."
"She knows how to restrain herself. This woman is really extraordinary! Such a smart woman shouldn't do such stupid things. Who is she?" Su Ren frowned.
"Have you discovered anything, sir?"
Su Ren shook his head: "The old man and the young man are also very quiet. They have been staying at Ruyinhou's residence since they arrived. I made some inquiries and heard that no one has visited them in a few days, unless the Mo family has other ways to contact them."
Han Qing nodded: "We can't rule out this possibility. The Mo family has their own way of appearing and disappearing."
"Can someone keep an eye on it?"
"Sir, don't worry, the arrangements have been made. There are our people everywhere in Chang'an now. As long as those people act again, their flaws will inevitably be exposed."
After sending Han Qing away, Su Ren still couldn't let go. His family was more important than life. When he saw Leng Yue a few days ago, Su Ren's heart was as sharp as a knife. He not only loved Leng Yue, he was more like a brother.
Caring, this older sister of mine had saved his life, and she had never complained after following him all these years. How could Su Ren not feel distressed when she suffered such a crime for no reason.
When they arrived at Leng Yue's room, Leng Yue was still asleep. Seeing Su Ren come in, she quickly stood up and used her uninjured arm to pour water for Su Ren. Su Ren gently grabbed Leng Yue's hand and pulled Leng Yue in.
He was sitting on his lap in his arms. When he lowered his head, he saw his arms wrapped in cloth strips.
"Does it still hurt?"
Leng Yue smiled shyly: "It doesn't matter. Mr. Chunyu said that there is no need to pester him in two days. The weather is too hot and it is not good to pester him for a long time."
"Hey! I'm not a good husband. I let my eldest sister suffer such a big crime. Don't worry, eldest sister, my husband will definitely find those murderers to avenge my eldest sister!"
Leng Yue nodded happily and climbed into Su Ren's arms.
The next morning, Su Ren got up very early. There were many things to do today. First, he had to explain the purpose of running the newspaper to Sima Xiangru in detail, and he also had to go to the palace to handle a major event. Since the beginning of the world, the first newspaper must not be published.
When something went wrong, Su Ren had never learned how to edit, so he had to rack his brains to recall what newspapers would look like in later generations, and try his best to have no regrets.
The paper sent from Hanzhong has arrived. Su Ren saw it and thought it was very good. The stacks were neatly stacked. At a glance, he felt that they were more comfortable than the bundles of bamboo slips. After Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang experimented, the two old men
The guy couldn't wait to find someone to copy all the bamboo slips he had. Wen Dang even asked Su Ren to send these papers to Taixue. Su Ren persuaded Wen Dang to deal with them.
He brought a bundle of papers and asked Huang Shisan and Man Niu to follow them into the palace. Throwing the papers heavily in front of Liu Che, Su Ren took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, how do you manage the internal servants? There is no one to help me.
, let me carry it in, and you have walked such a long way, do you know how heavy it is?"
Liu Che put down his pen, stood up and looked at the paper first. He was very surprised: "This is the paper you made? Isn't it said to be light? Why is it so heavy?"
Su Ren was helpless: "Your Majesty, does he know how many words there are? How many words can he write?"
Liu Che shook his head.
"It's a thousand pieces. If you want to write on them, you can declare your family. No, all the words in the entire palace are written on them, and they are rich."
"Isn't it? You can't lie to me, that would be deceiving you!"
Su Ren sat down and poured himself some water: "If you don't believe me, your Majesty, you can give it a try."
"Liu Jiqing, find a scribe and ask him to copy the Tao Te Ching. Just copy it on paper. Copy it right here. I want to see if this kid is deceiving the emperor!"
Liu Jiqing agreed and hurriedly went out to find someone. Liu Che continued to admire Su Ren's paper. Each piece was about five feet long and three feet wide. He took out one and tried it. The toughness, smoothness and color were all the best.
He casually laid it out on the table, picked up the pen and thought for a while, brushing the dots like a phoenix dancing and a dragon swimming, and the three words "Da Han Bao" appeared on the paper. Liu Che used official script, because Xiaozhuan only uses the center of the brush, so it will be the same no matter how he writes it.
No beauty or ugliness can be seen. The official script is different and the horizontal and vertical strokes are different, giving people a sense of beauty.
Su Ren stretched his neck to take a look. He was overjoyed. He quickly got up and grabbed the words Liu Che had just written: "I was worried that no one would give my big man a title. Since your majesty has written it, I thank you! How about your majesty?"
Sign your name so that people know that Da Han Bao was authorized by His Majesty?"
Su Ren looked like a scoundrel, and Liu Che hadn't felt like this for a long time. He waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, didn't you say that I need to pay for the inscription? How much do you think my calligraphy is worth?"
Su Ren was stunned: "Do you really want money?"
Liu Che nodded.
Su Ren sighed: "If you need money, forget it. Your Majesty's handwriting is worth a thousand dollars, and I can't afford it. In this case, I will write it myself."
"You? Can you read your handwriting?"
"Can you see that there is nothing we can do about it? Who makes us have no money? Your Majesty doesn't mind losing the face of the Han Dynasty. What should I be afraid of?"
"Hahaha, you don't have any money yet, how much of King Huainan's 20,000 gold are you going to give me?"
Su Ren also smiled: "So this is what your Majesty is thinking about. Don't worry, your Majesty will definitely be indispensable. I will have three thousand gold by this time next year. This will still be the remaining profit to repay King Huainan's principal."
"Is Jiangsu City really so profitable?"
"Your Majesty has forgotten my origin?"
Liu Jiqing's people came and copied the "Tao Te Ching" in front of Liu Che. The Tao Te Ching is also called the Five Thousand Characters, which means there are only 5,000 words. Su Ren first cut a whole piece of paper into small pieces.
Square, he told the scribe how to copy it, and it was double-sided. After an hour, the scribe put the copied Tao Te Ching on Liu Che’s desk. There were originally more than twenty bundles of bamboo slips, but after copying, only a thin
Three or four thin pages.
The royal scribes were indeed very powerful. They copied 5,000 words neatly in official script in one go without using lines or squares. According to Su Ren's request, each word was only as big as a little finger and there were no punctuation marks.
, arranged vertically, in one go. The size and spacing of each character are well controlled, just like soldiers, and are more standard than printed ones.
"Just these few?" Looking at the pieces of paper in his hand, Liu Che believed Su Ren's words. The five thousand words of the Tao Te Ching took less than one page. How many words can be written on a thousand pieces of such paper?
Liu Che couldn't figure it out.
Su Ren smiled and took the paper from Liu Che's hand and put it in order, with a blank paper on both sides. He found the knife and pen on Liu Che's desk, lightly pierced two holes on the edge, and asked Liu Jiqing to find it.
He picked up a string, tied it through it, and directed the little eunuch to boil some batter, glue a few pages of paper neatly, and place them flatly on Liu Che's desk.
"Your Majesty, write the title of the book on the cover, and you can present it to the Empress Dowager!"
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Thanks to Laoshu Kujing and Taibai Canglang for the reward! (To be continued)